The beautiful ruins of Chepstow castle tower above the town and River Wye. What secrets can these stones tell…how many feet have walked a path to the entrance… Was there laughter in the halls or tears behind doors…love lost or love found…
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A Wooden Door
This door, what tales can it tell, what stories does it hold? How many people have pushed on those heavy wooden panels and walked through to happiness, walked out in sadness.
Tintern Abbey
One of my favorite places to visit is Tintern Abbey in Monmouthshire Wales. It is so hauntingly beautiful you can almost hear the sound of the prayers of the monks before the monastary was dissolved. On 3 September 1536, Abbot Wych surrendered Tintern Abbey and all its estates to the King’s visitors and ended a …
Time travel….
Whenever I visit a historic site I get butterflies. I wish I could close my eyes and, even if for just a moment, I could see things as they were then. No matter where my travels take me, the feeling is always the same…